New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-16
refused him we parted, as we thought never
to meet again.

| Tuesday.
| wrote 30 long yesterday that l had scarw '.ns
| time to dress for dinner, YET hluI Wv ;,,fnSIv
OF nv diary with reluctance ! wouii =; - ricb
have exniained how that Mr.. Grenieii IS ricn
nave eNp,a a' 10 nhc,or whom many Indies Though
| am not one of the numbcrl wou', e'"''s '
| for better or worse. l have known n,, S1 on5
and wears and always more OF ie'o ~ -, H.
| oro;dod him excc,t on those occasions "nph ''c
avo'u'u a' ne al, nv starting OF to the Rocky
WnuntoinS IN nnrsuc horned cattle or whateNer
beasts reside thereon. Curous'V cho"s"' lily
timents have not been rec'pror",t."' Cortolre nor
| have always been aware OF hr' u'I"i.. ip ..
;,omt odmiration and was not much shrprised
whom soon after his last return to thei"nu. ~
drove up to nv house one alu,r VI 4" wv. 10
and then and there propose roposSea hin, ho % All tbis and
| mncb more would I gladly divulge 10 YOU my
dnar journal, hut that run the risk OF not SUM
GENTLY condcnsing my narrative; l nau nv wv"
that literature could be so dlh'cui' III "r''
When Mr. Grenfell recognized me yesterday ne
| hoI ,ba GOOD taste to greet me with only sHehJ
and distant bow lie did not atUmpt %
and J. at the first opportunity went up ~ " ny
own room like most OF the other e,c',o 10
shc would have gricvcd (she who prizes hcrseI
on her talent as hostcssl 20 discover thc neVIc
she Ind committed in asking Nlr N'rchicli ana
me 10 meet each other. For her sake. moreover
| could not give up the part ana return TO
| london II will not saw that the MARQUIS han
ANYTHING 10 do with my staying nv "rah'n''
H. is rot always easy vet n"ocssarv. 10 hhaN2e
orr feelings too pi'i'csslv.) On tho oher hahh w
vas useless TO hone that Mr. Grcn'cll would take
his departure. | know him Of CID; nc IS as ohStl
nate as n thousand mules tied together The mere
idea that | might wish him gone would certainty
induce him to remain. What nature!
Anaslaslc gum. lea the whOl: umH mat 1
| dyc,scu; she said tnat 1 did justice nclt+cr 10
! hcr nor to my gown. III haste hn"liy ran ruSoIne
uONnstiirs, ptnninS On rs l went ~" ~, oi looi
| ucur MIR Io,Vry's diamond ornaments. Nhch
Ngrk
| mumtlcG some excuse; / SIatccl, know what IL
Was tut my stcss as usual WAS Nhd ana
! lcnicnt. Two three minutes sui t'dPScu "'o'v
| uluucr was announced, and during tiiaJ lhtefNai
the ,,aruu,s came and posted hIms,l 10y my side
| lie looks well in evening dress, Ike h'st arisco
cratic young tnGlislincn, yet was struck ny the
aggressive ard disagrccaOc eAircSsioh vi i''
eyes and mouth. -
"U~tc that follow Grcnfcl." lie muttcrcd
Met him before Mrs. Toovcy? To my NINA he's
an insnffcral lc pris. Always thinks he KNOWS
better than cvcryb body else in the room.
Bcipr a woman | of course dISliIicd hearing the
ner,on abused whom | was accustomed myself
to abuse SO freely.
lie is often silent. but have never heard
him press hi Unions, whatever they may ne'
1 answered quickly.
"Oh. don't he. though" said the Marquis
Grossly, turning on his heel, and there, rs b some
sudden feat oi iescrdcmain, III his pace sioou
Mr. GIcnlcll.
1T /. ny privilege to take you in TO dinner,
ne SAID with an Qua smile. Inca lac offered me
his arm dinner Is announced; you h'd letter
not he late again
InwaruIy agreed with the Marquis What
thoroughly annoying person Mr. nrehieil "asi
here could be no two o. inions on the subject
ii you are 10 take me, s"pposc "c must 60
said ], with uniddS ii'lc VI. uicncc.
tnnN 80, uc, ausc yOd see almost everyone
has gone III al.cauy. Mnat II cuD tliat c'ow
Lall, more IS. ih,s he ADDED as We marched
along III the pro cssion.
10 YOU tni4.A sou | asked sunny; Il Ike
4 can he ne.
IA. Il. ,u4c,u I.qutrc,' Ma. G.'".ct', shShlls
roi, il,., mi, a., ,row,. snoul4 hot nave tuUu.nt
Co. but uouutl. - you know hl.n ,ct''r ti"h 40
We scatd ours Ives al la J., and SHOOK out
nv ntpnln an-ril,. Al certainly was nard tnat
,he one PEE son / wished Ia avoid should ic my
laltncr. Tn my otucr side MAS the m"ti''u
smoker. the p.riunc 81 whose urcsn coat bore
with, =, 10 his 70 INVITES. Inc Ia l. Md~ uc.' F"l'u
with "A mass OF ttWny coIorcd Chfy santn, ANS,
surrounding an cApansn OF p"I' 'l'c e"'H'
=, hcrron re- uScd qua ut mcdIrNai LcasN ana hitds
OF silver Thee MIS- no cl"rsnc' n''n- 10 oos'' u,I
the sight; II large shaded lamp hung over our
heads and many sconccs on the WALL gave addl-
uonal HIGHT.
What charming Arrangement | remarked.
feeling thlt must Say something.
Perfectly dIh-huuii retained my coi"p'hioh.
"Wonli yOu believe IT. Mis-. 1ooNey, have been
wishing ever since you arrived that II might be
my good luck 10 take YOU IA 10 dinner
Il was speaking Of the table
And was s. caking OF ourselves; surely We
are more Interesting thnn the table though some
! of us seem to he made OF wood or stone, or even
| the neither milestone
What Is "A neither mill,tonc?' | asked inno-
Gently
II shall be my pride to instruct you, In the
East, where corn Is ground between TWO large
| Hat Stuncs--"
ON, Tor heavens sake. Mr.. 'reni"li, don't
be iml rowing. Anything rather than tna'
! IIorcu. ON | ca1cd anNiously 1T the smoker
! boring t. attract his attention, AMI induce him
to enter INTO conversation.
"Ilc like, soup-do not disturb him. said Mr.
! Grcnfcll c,olly; pray 1t ms return Ia the con
! ssdceation Of ourselves. surely We cannot do
better May tell YOU OF what nm thinking"
No, don't | answered pcrulantN.
a woman's no sometimes means ycs; do allow
me u til you, Mrs. Iooycy."
"Of cOursc | can't Ia IT II you choose 10
tell me-
~M,ll, | was thinking that, had YOU accepted
me, the Dovcdalts might lave lent us thIS place
Tor our honeymoon.
couM hmd rosluycly 40 answer to such II
spcccn. felt my checks and even my forehead
| .row hot and rel with anger
| OF coui,c, continued Mr.. Grcnici, quietly.
Il am only contemplating what philosophers call
II lot,ntahty; IT might have happened, you
| know, only II didn't
Il am vcry glad that it did not happen
| Ana / din so,ry; therein hcs the differ
| cncc. well, yOd know that, however often sou
| icIusc me / snail always ask you again; that IL
one o. TIE can hoI LIS NY pc,ula chHra, trr.n
| They are bringing round tne ish; bet
me r. commend that SPECIAL sauce Mr.. Grcnfcll.
| A. is IA sauce Lord Lovcudc pridcs himself on
Lis chef Is noted for it
| lclt grcally annoyed, yet coulI not iorbcar
LAUGHING; doubtless all that my ncighbor had
sa,d was meant Joke, yet ms remarks were IN
bad taste and rcvOlt"d me-tlcy made me posi-
lively hate him. Once more turned 10 the smoker,
but he had a. parcnty ~ large "A Ioruon of fish
| 10 consume that lac altogether engaged in
the task Of swa lowing IT.
"You had better talk to me, alter ALL said
| Mr. Grcnloll. eXaspcIatingly; that man eats
diligently when hc is not smoking.
| "'l,u me- who are our fellow guests ?7 asked
quickly; =" / know scarcely any of thcm.'
You know the MarquIs?'
Oh yes. | know the Marquis" | replied
impatiently.
lord Baliymorc sitting almost opposite to
as vet not nearly ofposlt" that he coulI over
hear our remarks or enter into our conversation